Director, Substation Automation & Strategy

Avangrid; New York (NY); On-site; USD 156,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits and growth

Generous performance-based bonuses

12% 401(k) match

Comprehensive health, dental, and vis​

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP is seeking a Director of Substation Automation to lead strategy, investment planning, governance, and execution of substation automation programs within the Digital Grid initiative.

The role requires coordinating engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, procurement, and regulatory stakeholders to deliver capital programs safely, efficiently, and per company standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering and 10 years in energy infra.
• Lead technical specialists and govern programs.
• 5+ years in substation modernization and automation projects.
• Experience with procurement strategies and coordinating with consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Familiarity with NY utility regulatory requirements.
• Experience using SAP and Primavera.

Responsibilities

• Participates in and sets the general and long-term strategy for Substation Automation capital investments.
• Prepares investment justification documents to support required investment levels.
• Coordinates execution of the Substation Automation capital plan with Regulatory, Planning, Procurement, Finance, Legal, Electric Operations, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, and Projects stakeholders.
• Establishes portfolio priorities, resource plans, schedules, budgets, risk-management strategies, and KPIs; monitors adherence and suggests improvements.
• Identifies and measures KPIs to ensure realization of operational benefits from digitalization.
• Sets criteria and procedures for efficient Substations Automation deployment execution.
• Identifies gaps in current processes and proposes improvements for digitalization benefits.
• Coordinates Substation Automation with other digitalization workstreams and maintains alignment with goals.
• Provides technical guidance on Substations Automation with local standardization groups.
• Develops relationships to drive process changes across departments.

Skills

Strong leadership

Strategic planning

Governance

Stakeholder coordination

Communication skills

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

SAP

Primavera

Job description

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP is seeking a Director of Substation Automation to lead strategy, investment planning, governance, and execution of substation automation programs within the Digital Grid initiative.

The role requires coordinating engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, procurement, and regulatory stakeholders to deliver capital programs safely, efficiently, and per company standards.